Category: Monster of the Week

Leviathan in the ocean with an open mouth.

Monster of the Week: Leviathan the Hellmouth

Waylaid by illness as I was, I’m a week late in showcasing the demon of February. But, as any Prince of Hell will tell you, late is better than never. So please extend a warm if somewhat belated welcome to Leviathan the Hellmouth and assignatory to the month of February. Full Disclosure: I’ve only found
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Monster of the Week: Frankenstein’s Monster

Feeling rejected? Cheer up! Because nowhere in the English-speaking world, including your life and mine, is there a more pathetic and reviled creature than our Monster of the Week, one so unpalatably foul that he doesn’t even warrant a name. Ladies and gentlemen, I present for your horrified displeasure, Frankenstein’s Monster. Before we continue, I’d
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Monster of the Week: Bakeneko, The Vampire Cat of Japan

Do you own a cat? Is it older than 13 years, heavier than 7.7 pounds, and in possession of an abnormally long tail? Then congratulations, your fuzzy friend may be a bakeneko, the celebrated and terrifying cat vampire of Japan. Though, considering these creatures eat humans, assume their likeness, and use that ruse to lead
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the headless horseman

Monster of the Week: The Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow

Are you…well, like me? Someone who not only has loved Halloween from a young age, but ghosts, spirits, and gothic fiction? Then you know that there’s only one monster I can possibly talk about today. I’m sure you’ve all heard the story: superstitious schoolteacher Ichabod Crane arrives in the quiet town of Sleepy Hollow in
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Monster of the Week: Mishipeshu

Are you a woman? Are you passionate, wanton, and sinful? If so, I have two things to say to you:1) Respect.2) You may be at risk of becoming a violent, headless vampire. Sorry, I don’t make the rules. Japan does, at least in this case. Translating as “removable neck” in English, the Nukekubi are a
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Monster of the Week: The Dark Watchers

Do you feel like you’re being watched? If you live in California within range of the Santa Lucia mountains, you may have caught the eye of the Dark Watchers. Also known as Los Vigilantes Oscuros (which I think we can all agree would make an amazing band name), the Dark Watchers can be found in
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Monster of the Week: Mishipeshu

If you find yourself traveling in the Northwoods on your way to Lake Superior, you might consider stopping off for a pack of cigarettes before you get there. You’ll need them to curry the favor of Mishipeshu, the Great Lynx and guardian of lakes and rivers. “Some lakes are known to change their appearance abruptly
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Monster of the Week: The Morrigan

Do you get the sense that something big is coming? A battle or a confrontation? Do you have that strange feeling of being watched? If so, you may want to take stock of the birds in your life, because one of them might be The Morrigan, Phantom Queen and prophet of war and death. Though
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Image of Belial Prince of Hell in front of a mountain pass

Monster of the Week: Belial

Are you feeling restless? Rebellious? Eager to sow your wild oats? Then you may be in the presence of Belial, Lord of Pride, Bringer of Corruption, and Crown Prince of Hell. “In courts and palaces he also reignsAnd in luxurious cities, where the noiseOf riot ascends above their loftiest towersAnd injury and outrage; and, when
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Monster of the Week: Nyarlathotep

Are you plagued by anxiety and fears for which you can’t identify a source? Do you suffer nightmares, especially in the wee hours of the morning? If so, your town may be enduring a visit from Nyaralathotep. “The sparks played amazingly around the heads of the spectators, and hair stood up on end whilst shadows
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